Lady&#39;s garment



Nov. 9; 1943. A. J. BONO 2,334,144

LADY S GARMENT Filed Feb. 14, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Iii 7 10 :cacocwQm) l l 19 10 l/ v l I l Biwentor Cit torneg Patented Nov. 9, 1943 Dress 100:, Inc.;; Best Massachusetts.- 2 new The. invention j "relates to an improvement. in slacks; skirts,,or the like, ,and..i, s"characterizedby a constructionjperinittingjof.arnple waistline ad- .iustment by which; thefgarmentds especially adaptable'for maternity wean. Y m l The essential object of the invention is, to provide' a garment having relatively wide latitude of "waistline adjustment, but .which. .will' retain substantially the attractiveness ,of its most constricted form whatever maybethefdegree of its expansionwithinfthe'range of .afiorded adjustpanel dropped.

Fig; ,5 .isa general perspective ofjthe garment, showing, many of the operating. parts later to be referredto.

Fig. 6 is; a front elevation ofgthegarnientas approachis' made to .the fulliextent. of expanded waistline. I Fig.7 is the same as Fig. 6,with.the' panel dropped 1 Q i Fig.. 8 is a view showing. th garment with maximum expansion at theiwaisthne. as provided;

by certain "manipulation of the means affording such adjustment, and .to which .speciallraference will hereinafter be. made'..,

.Fig. 9 "s the same asFig; tag wan .thepaneI dropped; Referring to'the .drawingsl represents, .the

back portion of the garm nlt "and :2, 2 its, reg.

skirt, or lower portions The back .portionof, the garment along itsflsides isprovided with winged'extensions 3, 3,; .These extensions. aregenerally triangular in form, each starting from the side seam of the legportions of the. garment at points 4 welldown from the waist; line, and thenceextendingforward 'to "form. a partial frontclosure for the 'garrnent. These extensions may have other than triangular form as Y may bedesired."

Overlapping the extensions 3i; "and forming the front. to the'bQdy f Of the garment. is a panel 5." This panelextendsupvvifldlyfrom the legportions of the garment from abont the same'points fasten onto any one ofthesefbuttons. Thus the on, Mass.,. a e'orporation ofx assebaayn, la zys rialiivo; 430,953;

1 .3 Claims. w(Cl-Z-.;-235;) h v 4 from which springthefextensions 3, 3 and the .paneLiscaPabIe. of being. turned up and down When turned .up andjretain'ed, aswilllater be. ex

plainech. it ..overlaps. .the. extensions. '3, 3?, closing the front .of the garment; and foo-operates. with' the extensions and back of the garment; to form, when the. panel is. in ,closedpos ition, .piackets 6, 1B "atv either sideof the. garment adjacentthe sideedges ofthe closed panel.

;..The garment. is held up-by. a.waistband .of

whichthe partB-iorms a top edgefinish to jthe' back portion I of thefgarment atthe waistlineand isextended to form'aflike finish. along memento each or therespective extensions 3, 3r. Thence the waistband is extended by free .ends or straps I 0,. H1, and; these, when .connected, complete the beltingof. the waistband, snugly embracing] the wearer, and operating. to. hold Lup the garment, afterwhichthe. panel 5 may be turned upland fastenedjto' occupy, anormalfinished position, closing. thelfront of the garment, and co-operatf ing with. its back portion] and front extensions 3,3", to formtherespective plackets.

The free. end or strap forming portions. H}, o

of. the. waistband .are .adjustably connected inthe following, .manner. The portion 80f, thewaist;

.band,.and especially the portion thereof. extend,- ing over .the. respective tops; of" the .wing form-. ing extensions 3,: 3 ,i.ar.e--provided,f. respectively,

,With exterior sets.ofcircumferentially spaced butvtons,'-lthe portion of, the waistband Jon. the. ex?

tension 3 beinggprovided with. a set ,of buttons i and-the portion of the; waistband .on. the. extension 37 with afset of buttons 1 i. Each-of the straps, Hi, I0. is provided atits end with abuttonhole; [2. enabling-the strap to fasten'onto anyone of the buttons o f the respective set of buttons'with which it is brought into engagementpdepending upon thel adjusted-length of the "waistband; the end, of} the strap $10 fastening :onto any one of tensions 'and'be-attachable to iasteningsonthe exterior thereofjthe" strap lfi ispassed froina point underlapping the strap 1 8;through' this strap, byway of-a slot-l3 formed therein, when the strap in will be brought to overlap that portion of the Waistband carrying the set of buttons ii, and therebyenable the end of the strapto finish ofthe' garment at. the waistline' main-J tained; and provision "is made "for the retention in its normal upturned position.

When the waistband is in most constricted form the respective ends of the straps will fasten onto the outermost buttons of the respective sets of buttons on, the waistband, substantially as shown'in Fig. 1. The waistband may now be extended by unfastening the ends thereof, and fastening them, onto other buttons of the respective sets of buttons, the end of each-strap fastening onto a button occupying the same relative position in the set. The rows of buttons on the waistband, not only occupy a certain relative position to each other on the respective portions of the-Waistband to which they are aflixed, in order that the waistband may be let out or taken in in orderly manner and all parts lie smooth, but they also occupy a certain relative position'to the panel 5. previously explained, th panel is adaptable to be turned up and be held in position to close the front of the garment and formthe plackets 6 along the sides-and it is some onesof these buttons of the respective sets of buttons II II onto which the panel'is adaptedto fasten. The

panel, along its free edge, is provided with a finishing band I4.-; This'band is provided at its ends with horizontally extending buttonholes I extending in the generaldirection ofthe circumferential adjustment of the Waistband. The length of the finishing band I4 on the panel and distance between its buttonholes I5, I55, corresponds with the distance around the body of the wearer, as the garment is worn, between some pair of buttons of the respective sets of buttons I I, I I. When the waistband is in its most constricted adjusted position the panelwillfasten onto the outermost ones of the buttons which make up the respective sets of buttons on the waistband. The thread holding these buttons will, as shown in Fig. 1, then occupy. positions at the inner extrem ends of the respective buttonholes I5, I 5 on the finishing band I4 of the panel.

It will now be assumed that the straps onthe waistband are unbuttoned and fastened onto the next pair of button of the respective sets of but tons. These buttons are occupying a normal position at the fore sides of the wearer, consequently when'change in. adjustment ismade, any exten- As the waistband is continued tobe let out the panel will fasten onto some pair of buttons of the respective sets of buttons II, 'I I. In'Fig. 6

the garment is shown in condition where the waistband ha been fully expanded within the limits afforded by the construction. where the strap I 0' is passing through the slot L3 in the strap I0. A slight further extension may be obtained, as shown in Fig. 8, where,it will be seen that the strap III hasbeen withdrawn from the 'slot I3 in the strap II] and the strap II) has been passed through a slot IS in the strap It. s

, As the waistband is let out the panel will always fasten onto some two buttons having the same relative position in therespective sets of b t ns. and lying subst n a y h s e tee t apart as the distance that separates the buttonholes I5, I5 on the panel band I4. In consequence the panel will always occupy, when fastened, its normal position, without distortion,

and thereby present at all times a finished front, covering not only the front of the garment, but

also the straps to the waistband. In this connection it will be observed that the finishing band I4 on the panel has substantially the same finish or appearance as the waistband,- so that when the panel is in its upturned closed position its finishing band will appear to be a waistband.

Iclaim: 1. In a garment of the class described having back and lower portions, the combination part of the comprising extensions connected to the back each with waistband'extension at the front and straps extending, respectively, therefrom, one of said straps having a slot in it whereby one strap may be passed through the slot in theother strap and both straps overlap the exterior of the respective waistband extensions and be attachable to fastenings on the exterior thereof, sets of spaced fasten; ings circumferentially arranged, respective1y,on the exterior of said waistband extensions, means whereby said straps when overlapping th w i tband extensions as aforesaid may fasten onto certain fastenings in said're'spective sets'of fast n ings dependent upon the adjusted expansion'of the garment at the waistline, a front panel'move able to cover said extensions and straps when said panel is occupying a normal upturned position, and spaced fastenings borne by. said panel attachable to' certain fastenings in said respective'sets of fastenings whereby said panel may maintain its normal upturned position without distortion irrespective of the expansion of said garment at the waistline within the limits afforded by the adjustableretention of said straps.

2. In a garment of the class described having back and lower portions, the combination coins prising extensions connected to the back each with waistband extension at the front,,and straps extending, respectively, therefrom, one of said I straps having a slot in it whereby one strap may be passed through the slot in the other strap and both straps overlap the exterior of'the respective waistband extension and be attachable .to fastenings on the exterior thereof, means for ad? justably retaining said straps whereby th'ejgarment may be supported and made adju'stably expansible at th waistline including separate sets of spaced fastenings circumferentiallyl arranged on the exterior of said respective waistband extensions, and with certain of, which fastenings said straps connect, respectively, when said straps are overlapping the waistband extensions as aforesaid dependent upon the adjusted expansion ofthewgarment at thewaistline, a front panel movable to;cover, said,ex-

tensions and straps when'said panel i occupy.-

ing a normal upturned position,. and spaced fas tenings borne by said panel attachable to certain 4 fastenings in said respective sets of fastenings whereby said panel may maintain its normal upturned position Without distortion irrespective described having straps having a slot in it whereby one strap may be passed through the slot in the other strap and both straps overlap the exterior of the respective waistband extensions and be attachable to fastenings on the exterior thereof, means for adjustably retaining said straps whereby the garment may be supported and made adjustably expansible at the waistline including separate sets of spaced fastenings circumferentially arranged on the exterior of said respective waistband extensions, and with certain of'which fastenings said straps connect, respectively, when said straps are overlapping the waistband extensions as aforesaid dependent upon the adjusted expansion or the garment at the waistline, a front panel movable to cover said extensions and straps when said panel is occupying a normal upturned position, and spaced fastenings borne by said panel attachable to certain fastenings in said respective sets of fastenings whereby said panel:

may maintain its normal upturned position without distortion irrespective of the expansion of said garment at the waistline within the limits afforded by the adjustable retention of said straps.

AUSTIN J. BONO. 

